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Re: Van of the month - nominations wanted

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Friggin' awesome van dude! Congrats :cheers:
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Congrats Bill! Awesome van...love the diamond plate up front. :muhaha:
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LiftedAWDAstro wrote:love the diamond plate up front. :muhaha:
Damn,you beat me to it :D
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Congrats Bill! 'Bout time you got recognition for the few things you've done right in your pathetic existence. You da man :muhaha:
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Congrats, Bill. All of you four wheel guys do some awesome work. If grandma could only see the van now. \:D/
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astrozam wrote:
LiftedAWDAstro wrote:love the diamond plate up front. :muhaha:
Damn,you beat me to it :D
I agree! I mentioned that to him at NECO.
One of the highest forms of flattery....COPY someonelse's idea! :D
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So where do we vote for September's Van of the Month?
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peter wrote:So where do we vote for September's Van of the Month?
Vote! this ain't no democracy Frenchy. :muhaha:
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Really? And the "Jablonski for President" in your sig means what, exactly? :butthead:
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peter wrote:Really? And the "Jablonski for President" in your sig means what, exactly? :butthead:
You really are the last to know :-s ... http://www.thelopezfamilyonline.com/pla ... =Jablonski

I believe he wants you to be his running mate. :yikes:
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astrozam wrote:
peter wrote:Really? And the "Jablonski for President" in your sig means what, exactly? :butthead:
You really are the last to know :-s ... http://www.thelopezfamilyonline.com/pla ... =Jablonski

I believe he wants you to be his running mate. :yikes:

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astrozam wrote:
peter wrote:Really? And the "Jablonski for President" in your sig means what, exactly? :butthead:
You really are the last to know :-s ... http://www.thelopezfamilyonline.com/pla ... =Jablonski

I believe he wants you to be his running mate. :yikes:

Yeah yeah, old news.....

I already saw this. It's funny. I was simply being sarcastic, a trait you obviously don't associate me with..... :whistle:

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Peter-I think this subject started in the AG??.We all know the rule about the AG.what goes on in---well never mind. :-# :yawinkle: :muhaha: :muhaha:
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For the V.O.M.-I vote for Nitropyro for the shear craftsmanship and amount of fab work done already.
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Nope, not yet. Only when it's finished, which I'm betting will be sooner rather than later :supz:
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